Apparel-securing device.



W. A. PUB.

APPAREL SECURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION nun 001:. a, 1912.

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Patented 0ct.21,1913.

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W. A. PUB.

APPAREL SECURING DEVICE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED 0019. 1912.

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APPAREL-SECURING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

Application filed October 8, 1912. Serial No. 724,640.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. PUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carlsbad, in the county of Eddy and State of New Mexico, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparel-Securing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide an apparel securing device for preventing the fraudulent appropriation of apparel.

The invention embodies, among other features, a device preferably used in lobbies of hotels, restaurants and in theaters to prevent the fraudulent appropriation of a persons hat, overcoat, umbrella or other article of apparel, the apparel being securely locked in a supporting position and in a manner that will permit only the possessor of the key for the device to unlock the apparel therefrom.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, the securing members being shown in locked position; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation, the locking member being shown in open position; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 44 in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a horizontal sec tional view taken on the line 55 in Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse sectional View taken on the line 66 in Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 77 in Fig. 1; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the key.

Referring more particularly to the views, use is made of a wall 10 having mounted on the face thereof a series of securing members 11, 12 and 13, the securing members 11 and 13 being adapted to receive and support a hat and umbrella respectively, the securing member 12 being adapted to receive and support a coat, the mentioned securing member 11 being arranged vertically on the wall 10 and the securing member 13 being arranged horizontally on the wall. The se curing members 11 and 13 each consist of a supportin member 14 rigid on the wall 10 and a locking finger 15 mounted to swing on the wall to engage the supporting member and lock the hat or umbrella thereon, curved rods 16 bein arranged to slidably extend transversely through the wall 10 and having the front ends thereof connected to the locking fingers 15. The securing member 12 includes a supporting member 17 rigid with the wall 10 and a locking finger 18 mounted to swing on the wall for looking a coat to the supporting member 17, an end of the lockin member 18 being provided with an opening 19, with the said end of the locking member adapted to extend through a hole 20 in the wall so that a pin 21 can be passed through the opening 19 of the locking member 18 to secure the same in locked position, the said pin being rigid with a cross bar 22 rigid with and movable with a locking member 23 having one end thereof engaged by a spring 24, secured to the rear face of the wall 10, to normally retain the locking member 23 in locked position, suitable guides 25 being provided for retaining the locking member 23 in sliding position. It will now be seen by referring to the views, that when the locking member 23 is in normal or locked position, the pin 21 extending through the opening 19 in the locking finger 18 will retain the locking finger in locked position and the ends of the rods 16 of the locking fingers 15, abutting against the locking member 23, will also be retained in locked position, it being first necessary to move the locking member into unlocked position in order to swing the looking fingers 15 and 18 into open position so that the apparel can be mounted upon the supporting members 14 and 17.

A spring-like stop member 26 is secured to the rear of the wall 10 and has a portion thereof adapted to extend into a notch 27 in the locking member 23 when the locking member is moved into open position, a rod 28 being adapted to engage the stop member 26 and extending through the wall 10 and terminating in a button 29 which, when pressed, will move the stop member 26 out of engagement with the locking member 23, thus, through the medium of the spring 24, permitting the locking member to assume a locked position.

A coin chute 30 is mounted on the rear face of the wall 10 and a key locking member 31 is also mount-ed on the rear face of the wall 10, the said key locking member including a bar 32 mounted to swing on the wall with an end of the bar extending through a y e win when e sameh sheen insertedin the coin chute, as will be readily understood. A plate 34 depends from '32 to normally restrict the size of a key hole in the wall 10, t e sa d p ate ha ing t lower edge thereof inclined and adapted to be engaged by an inclined head 36 of a key 37 so that when the key is inserted in the key hole the plate 34 will be moved wa-rdly, it being readily seen that after I key has been inserted in the keyhole, the plate 34, returning to normal position, will af-but against an edge of the head 36 to prevent the removal of the key from the key hole until a coin is inserted in the coin chitte, said coin having sumo-lent weight so that when the coin strikes the bar 32Ithe plate 34 will be moved upwardly to entirely uncover the key hole,

In the use vof the device described, the same is initially in unlocked position so that apparel can be mounted upon the supporting members 14 and 17, the key 37 be ng retained in the key hole 3.5 by the plate engaged by the head 36 of the key. Now when a person desires to lock apparel to the device, the person first manipulates the key so that in turning the beard of the key will engage a notched portion 38 of the locking member 23, thus moving the locking member againstthe action of the spring 24 and; into unlocked position, the l k ng member! being then engaged by the stop member 26 which, through its spring-like action, will secure the locking member in unlocked positi n- The p are s now m un ed upont e supporting membersl i and 17 after which the button 29 is pressed inwardly to disengage the stop member 26 from the locking member and permit the locking member to move into closed position, thus locking the fingers 15 and 18 in closed positionto securely lock the apparel upon the supporting members 14 and 17 A coin is now inserted in the coin chute '30 and in descending in the coin chute the coin will strike thebar 32, thus moving the plate 34 upwardly and out of engagement with the head 36 of the key 37 so that the key 37 can be removed from the key hole 35. It will be understood that the moment the key is removed from the key hole '35, the plate 34 will tend to swing downwardly a trifle so as to restrict the opening to the key hole, the said plate 34: being sufficien ly he vy ghtly ov rbalance the in rep ng upon th a 32 the coin chute 30. This particular construction to prevent a person from fraudulently using an ordinary key in connection withthe device disclosed. The operator now places the key in his pocket and can permit the apparel to remainupon the device, it being understood that'the appare'l is now securely locked so that frauduent appropriation of the same is prevented. When the operator returns to unlock the apparel from thesupporting members 14: and 17, he inserts the key in the key hole 35 and view oft-he inclination of thehead 3,6 of the key 37 and the :tormationo'fthe lower end of the plate 34, the plate, when "engaged by the key, will be moved upwardly, thus not only releasing the coin in the coin chute so that the same can descend into asuitable coin container 39 hole 35 .so that't he keyean be entirely inserted inthe key harass-sevens the 'plate 34 will gravitate into engageinent'w itl i the headfifiof the key 37, thus lo king the key in position on the device and preventing the removal thereof iintil another coin is in serted in the coin chute. It will be seen, however, that the key can now be tmnedto engage the'notehed portion 88 of the but alsoiincoversthe key mg member 22, thus moving the loeking T member ,into unlocked position so that'the locrking fingers 1,5 and 18-can be swung into open position to permit of theready removal of the Having thus described my invention, l

In a device of the class described, the, combination with a mu, otfja plurality of-supiportin members thereon, locking: fingers movab e on the wall to lock apparel itl ie said ,suportingmembers, a locking movab e on the wall and adapted to be engag d y the said fingers when in closed apparel from the supporting mem -hers-14 and 17;

position to retain the said fingers in locked position, a key for operating the'sa'id lock;- 'ing member, ineans for locking the saidkey in' position to operate the saidloc'kr memher, and a spring-actuated stop member movable on t'he said wall to engage the said WILLIAM A. PUE; Witnesses:

C. P. BARNES, J. G. HARPJS.

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